Syria–Turkey relations
Some 220,000 drug pills seized in southern Turkey
Turkish police seized some 220,000 illicit drug pills in the southern Hatay province on Feb. 17, security sources said.
The local anti-drug police raided nine separate locations in simultaneous operations in Antakya and Reyhanlı districts.
During the operations, some 220,000 illicit drug pills, 45 kilograms (almost 100 pounds) of marijuana, two guns, and $3,300 were seized.
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Turkish delegation will visit Moscow to discuss Syria's Idlib, says Cavusoglu
A Turkish delegation will go to Moscow in coming days to discuss the escalating conflict in Syria's Idlib region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday, adding that around 1 million people had been displaced there due to Russian-backed Syrian attacks.
Turkey will hit Syrian government forces anywhere if troops hurt, says Erdogan
Turkey's military will strike Syrian government forces by air or ground anywhere in Syria if another Turkish soldier is hurt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
Turkey hits back at 54 regime targets after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops
Turkey said on Feb. 3 its military hit 54 of Syrian regime's targets after eight Turkish military personnel were killed by shelling in Idlib in northwest Syria, where fighting threatens to test ties between Ankara and Moscow.
Erdogan says Turkey may launch offensive in Syria’s Idlib if attacks don't stop
Turkey may launch a military operation into Syria's northwestern province of Idlib if the situation in the region is not resolved immediately, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, as attacks by Russia-backed Syrian government forces raised concern of a new refugee wave to Turkey.
Erdogan: 250,000 Syrian Migrants are Moving to the Border with Turkey
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that up to 250,000 migrants are fleeing the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib to Turkey, adding that Ankara is trying to prevent them from crossing the border, BTA quoted Reuters as saying.
Erdogan says up to 250,000 people fleeing from Syria's Idlib towards Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that up to 250,000 migrants were fleeing from the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib towards Turkey, adding that Ankara was trying to prevent them from crossing its border.
Erdogan: Turkey Cannot Handle a New Migrant Wave from Syria
Turkey cannot cope with a new migrant wave from Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, adding that unless violence in the Syrian province of Idlib stops, European countries will feel the effects of such an influx of people, Reuters reported.
Turkey dismisses Macron's Syria criticism
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuoğlu has dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's critique of Turkey's cross-border operation in Syria against YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK, saying the French leader "sponsors terrorism."
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Erdogan threatens Europe with refugee flood again over Syria ‘safe zone’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated threats on Saturday to "open the gates" to Europe to millions of refugees if European countries did not support his plans to clear Kurdish YPG soldiers from a part of the Turkish-Syrian border.